The Minnesota State Fair announced 33 new foods that will be sold this year at the event, including Grilled Purple Sticky Rice and Deep-Fried Ranch Dressing.

The Minnesota State Fair announced 33 new foods that will be sold this year at the event, including Grilled Purple Sticky Rice and Deep-Fried Ranch Dressing.

Union Hmong Kitchen made its Minnesota State Fair debut, becoming the first Hmong food vendor at the event in its 160-plus year history. The pop-up restaurant located in the Graze food hall of ...

Here is this year’s crop of official new State Fair foods. We’ll see you on opening day, Aug. 22. 3 Piggy Pals On-A-Stick. (Minnesota State Fair) ...

Purple sticky rice, a popular new dish by Union Hmong Kitchen and Chef Yia Vang, pictured at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024.

His parents and family are a core part of the State Fair operation, with Vang’s mother and two aunts making up to 1,200 pounds of purple sticky rice for the fair booth each day.

Attendance at the 2024 Iowa State Fair set a record at 1,182,682; Minnesota State Fair attendance was 1,925,904 in 2024.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The 2024 Minnesota State Fair is here, and with it, all the fried food, sugary sweets and delectable drinks for which your heart and taste buds yearn.